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Contemporary Studies on Corporate Finance and Business Research, 2nd Edition
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Contemporary Studies on Corporate Finance and Business Research, 2nd Edition

A special issue of Journal of Risk and Financial Management (ISSN 1911-8074). This special issue belongs to the section "Business and Entrepreneurship".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 2793

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Jian Huang

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College of Business and Economics, Department of Finance, Towson University, Towson, MD 21252, USA
Interests: corporate finance; investments; fintech
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Dr. Han Yu

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Department of Finance and Real Estate, School of Business, Southern Connecticut State University, 10 Wintergreen Ave, New Haven, CT 06515, USA
Interests: corporate finance; corporate governance; financial accounting; M&As; equity issuance; short selling; investment
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Dr. Minghui Ma

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Graham School of Business, Department of Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship, York College of Pennsylvania, York, PA 17403, USA
Interests: marketing analytics and interactive marketing; marketing-finance interface; marketing strategy
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are delighted to invite you to submit a paper for peer review and potential publication in a Special Issue of the Journal of Risk and Financial Management (www.mdpi.com/journal/jrfm), entitled "Contemporary Studies on Corporate Finance and Business Research, 2nd Edition". Due to its broad scope, we trust that this Special Issue will resonate with your expertise and align with your ongoing research interests.

This Special Issue aims to present recent advancements in corporate finance and business research, highlighting innovative and diverse research that explores the dynamic landscape of financial management in today's corporate environment. This Special Issue welcomes empirical and theoretical papers that focus on a wide range of topics, including, but not limited to, the following:

  • Financial decision-making and investment strategies in corporate finance;
  • Capital structure and financing choices;
  • Mergers and acquisitions;
  • Corporate governance and shareholder value;
  • Risk management and hedging strategies;
  • Financial performance evaluation and value creation;
  • Emerging trends in financial technology (Fintech) and its impact on corporate finance;
  • Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations;
  • Corporate strategies in marketing and value creation;
  • Financial innovation and entrepreneurship.

We look forward to receiving contributions that address these or any other pertinent topics, as well as articles that intersect with contemporary studies in corporate finance and business research.

Dr. Jian Huang
Dr. Han Yu
Dr. Minghui Ma
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Journal of Risk and Financial Management is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • corporate finance
  • corporate decision-making
  • corporate governance
  • risk management
  • FinTech
  • ESG
  • entrepreneurship

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Accounting and Non-Financial Information on Firms’ Profitability: Evidence from Greece and Cyprus
by Georgios C. Kalogrias and Georgios A. Papanastasopoulos
J. Risk Financial Manag. 2026, 19(4), 240; https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm19040240 - 25 Mar 2026
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This paper develops an evaluation of profitability for firms in Greece and Cyprus from 2005 to 2020. More specifically, it contains an investigation of comparative relevance and dominance of accounting versus non-financial variables, which affect the daily operations of firms, on the firms’ [...] Read more.
This paper develops an evaluation of profitability for firms in Greece and Cyprus from 2005 to 2020. More specifically, it contains an investigation of comparative relevance and dominance of accounting versus non-financial variables, which affect the daily operations of firms, on the firms’ level of profitability. Moreover, this research examines the impact of corruption, unemployment, part-time employment and Research and Development (R&D) on the performance of companies, in order to help managers by giving them more information and assisting in long-term strategic planning. The results indicate that these variables do not have a large effect on the firm-level profitability of these two countries, which is largely influenced by profit margin and other interaction variables, such as profit margin on asset turnover ratio and equity multiplier. The findings underline that internal operational efficiency acts as the primary driver of short-term profitability, whereas macro-level indicators display weaker immediate associations. However, managing these structural elements remains strategically relevant for long-term springiness. Full article
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Towards a Consolidation of the Prominent Firm-Related Capital Structure Determinants
by Marise Mouton and Ilsé Botha
J. Risk Financial Manag. 2026, 19(3), 206; https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm19030206 - 10 Mar 2026
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The heterogeneous empirical evidence in the vast literature on capital structure determinants is puzzling to scholars and practitioners. Various leverage measurements, in conjunction with the inconclusiveness of the significant firm-related capital structure determinants, complicate comparability. Practitioners also find it challenging to determine optimal [...] Read more.
The heterogeneous empirical evidence in the vast literature on capital structure determinants is puzzling to scholars and practitioners. Various leverage measurements, in conjunction with the inconclusiveness of the significant firm-related capital structure determinants, complicate comparability. Practitioners also find it challenging to determine optimal financing strategies with real precision. This paper provides an integrative position that consolidates firm-related capital structure determinants with their respective measurements and suggests a preferred proxy for capital structure. A qualitative design has been applied, which is rarely done in the context of capital structure. This paper also offers a methodological contribution by utilising a combination of documentary analysis with PRISMA and forward-looking citation analysis, named the adapted documentary analysis. Capital structure determinant studies were targeted from inception until 2023. The synthesis of the results from 335 articles identified the six most prominent capital structure determinants: profitability, tangibility, growth proxied by the market-to-book value of equity (MTB), firm size, non-debt tax shield (NDTS), and business risk. Capital structure book value measurements seem more reliable than market-based measures. Profitability, MTB, and tangibility are the key firm-related determinants informing practitioners’ financing decisions. A consolidated list of the most prominent capital structure determinants, with their associated measurements, and a reliable proxy for capital structure are novel contributions that enable comparability in capital structure research across companies, industries, and countries. It creates a consolidated, integrative platform that adds to the academic debate and assists practitioners in their capital structure decision-making. Full article
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